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Nicolaitans, members of a heretical sect in early Christian churches

pasture, grazing land or metaphorically spreading/growth

lawfully, in accordance with established rules or legitimate standards

to enact law, receive legislation or be established by law

to pierce, stab or prick with a sharp point

to doze, nod off or become drowsy

sluggish, lazy or slow to understand and act

hospitality, lodging or the act of receiving guests

pitcher, a vessel for holding or pouring liquids

wooden, made of wood or timber

eighty, the cardinal number 80

journey, traveling by road or the act of making a trip

pain, suffering or anguish, whether physical or emotional

mourning, lamentation or expression of grief

Uzziah, king of Judah whose name means 'Yahweh is my strength'

linen sheet or cloth, a piece of fine fabric

dwelling place, habitation or residence

household members, those belonging to one's domestic circle

to have compassion, show mercy or pity toward someone

wine-drinker, one who drinks wine excessively

complete, whole or entire, lacking nothing

eyes, the organs of sight

of like nature, sharing the same human passions and limitations

likeness, similarity or resemblance

Onesimus, a personal name meaning 'useful' or 'beneficial'

Onesiphorus, a personal name meaning 'profit-bringer' or 'advantage-bearer'

of or relating to a donkey; used specifically of millstones turned by donkeys

hole, opening, or cave in rock or earth

a unit of length equal to the span of outstretched arms, approximately six feet or one fathom

mountainous, hilly; pertaining to or characteristic of hill-country

straight, upright, erect; metaphorically right or correct

rapid forward motion, rush, onset; violent impulse or assault

bird, especially a hen or domestic fowl

orphaned, bereft of parents; deprived or forsaken

holiness, piety; devoutness toward God and reverence toward parents

made of clay or earthenware; fragile pottery vessels

from heaven, down from heaven

property, possessions, wealth; substance or estate

that which is owed, a debt or obligation

eye-service, service performed only when being watched

instructor, teacher, discipliner; one who trains and corrects

new birth, regeneration, renewal; rebirth of world or individual

complete, entire, absolute; utter and all-encompassing

to compel, constrain, urge strongly; to use force or pressure to persuade

to exhort, advise, recommend; to urge or counsel someone toward a course of action

to lie beside, be present, be at hand; to be available or adjacent

to sail along the coast, coast along; to navigate parallel to shore

to deceive by false reasoning, defraud, mislead; to cheat through fallacious argument

provocation, embitterment, rebellion against authority

to enter alongside, slip in secretly; to come in beside or be introduced